Telegram-herald., 1887-01-24

veterans Nei There sc some old gtfuatr
@Ae comp ala aid continually as2 fef
more. TIE fact Is lhaf some folks want iLe
earth. snl Would klcs i tie fence around Dc
was "a bad repair Tor some people c3f-s
naturally by spirit .ol c'scongent, more
particularly msn wao Ase 0ld auo decIep.
of whose bodies are tOrlare4 by the T4yaEes
Of disease.
For the past two or three week some
papers ln tlls city sul tle State as vel
nave rlrien-1 their columns wltl
recIfal Of complaints from
inmate, of the Soldiers Home near this
city. y 10 charge that they arr aousei ill
fsi and othrrwise treated 10 use their ez-
presslon-nke dogs These imaginative
stories are readily e. 1ei ou by the newsfa-
pers and published a. facts without giving
ihe Home chance - Be heard in rs ONB
defense. II the rffgsE.u- HEaALD thought
iOr an instant that there va, even one ease
of abuse or ll-treafmclt a. fle Home 10
would .e24 tue attack cu tle manaErnlelt
and be foremost ln helping 10 protect the
rights 0t Tie poor lnuafes but careful il-
ycsuesuon reveals no such stale ol affairs
50 thls paper simply refers 10 the recent O.
tacEs Oh tne manlS cement a q means oi en-
tightening the members 81 -oe State press
VINO are too Tar distant from the city o. be
COgnizant ot tie true -tafe 81 affairs.
A representative ~ tlis io4rnal visited
the soldiers Home 4noguit0 ul several uil
fegeut occasions last week and was fhus
placed IN q position where Zee could SEE how
matters were run and conve-se with the lu-
mates on their treatment without his
identity being known o. .ne officers o. the
institution his method az procedure Was
deemed ues, IN order 20 sir tle Clerges TO
the bottom. Tor had d state OF affairs existed
such a. has been described in various news
papers, the Home officials would certainly
have kept them hidden from
a known and recognized member Of the
press. Win but few eXCeDtious the men
were proiuse in the praise 0l the officials
and seemed contented with their surround
iDgs, bat there Were iew-and very iew.
tOo--whO were loud IN their denunclaii0n.
"Whv' SAID one of them whose inhrmlfv
did not seem 20 reflect his general appear
ence they abuse Us shamefully. Being
questioned as 10 the abuse. he continued
Why. they compel as 10 make our own
beds and take care of orr OWu rooms.
Another said the cooking wa bad. Another
said that thcT were NOT allowed t0 smoke in
the dormitories These were a fair sample
OF the charges and complaints nladr by the
chronic, None were more serious. All
were Of trivial character vei tbev have been
msgniled 70 such az extent thar the press Of
the Siate teens with lengthy articles bear
ing such thrilling headlines a. "a Hell on
Earth soldier Abused. a Damuable
Outrage etc.
The introduction of 2 resolution IN the
House Of Representatives hy Representative
Eumsay. calling f0r fuii, free aud thor
ough investigation OF the charges made
against the Home management, is Il step ia
the right dire -iion. and is ioinl passage
viii be Aera'ced with cehgh, by the people
ol great state. who love and honor the
h. fti rrls
fense ot home and country. The passage of
the resolution IS also due 10 the Home man
a-ement as means OF yiuOiCafDe them
from The attacks made bv enemies and in-
mates and Wlil certainly show the 0lhc.a'.
up ia the light OF being more siuncd against
tnan SHINING. for there Is spirit of mean
ness DISPLAYED by the men "a times that
would try the patience of g saint.
For the benefit % those not ccgulzant
with the facts u might be well tO state that
the culinary department Is ia charge 81
Henry Seitz who was for wears employed in
q he capacity al Sweete Hotel lu tins city
ana tae BaultOt House. at East Saginaw.
Lmplorncnt 20 these rerresenfafiVe hostel
ries 0f Michigan IS sufficient guarantee r
his competency and fully d.sYrovrs The
charge that tho cooking IS bad Certainly
what is good enough for guests az S.
4 day hoiei Is sufficiently good enough for
inmates OF State Institution. joe spies
whose management Of the Cutler House. al
Grand Haven. The Ottawa AZ Ottawa
Beach aud other Summer resorts was most
satisfactory, i temporarily acting ne Stew
ari Of the Home and the best 90 every
thing il bought and served "a The inmates.
The daily bill % fare is a. follows
Breakfast-Oat meal mush. Ealo from
rolled oats, CFahsfn mush. Or cracked
wheat. one kind Of meat steak. cban or
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